PR‑Driven Medical Causal Claims

Institutions and study teams can amplify weak observational evidence into authoritative causal narratives through coordinated press releases, soundbites, and media placements, shaping policy and public opinion before robustness checks are done. The risk is particularly acute in politicized clinical areas (here pediatric gender care), where the publicity itself alters the stakes and downstream policy debates. — If unchecked, PR‑led causal claims from medical centers will skew regulation, clinical guidelines, and public trust in biomedical evidence across contested health domains.